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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-30

ONCE Of County Clerk OF the county Of Phillips
State Of Kansas.
The Board OF County Commissioners Of Phillips
county, state OF Kansas, met 1t the Office OF the
county Clerk in said county IN the city of Phil
lipshura the county seat Of said county on the
"a dsv Of APRIL 1857 and al 10 O'Clock N. or
said day for the purpose Of canvassiug the cleo
ton returns hereinafter named and pursuant 10
Present. W. D. Covington chairman and Henry
Mcdowell and John II. Ham, members OF said
Board of County Commissioners and 5. j. Hart
man, county clerk Of said county.
Aud there upon the said Board and County
Clerk proceeded 10 open the returns which had
been duly made, returned and Aied In said clerk 8
office of the votes cast AZ special eleellon hel N
Prairleyietg township in said county on the Goth
day Of April, 1870. for the purpose Of voting upon
the question and proposition OF subscri6lhS
on behalf Of SAID township one hundred
and ATTY shares o. one hundred hundred! dollar, dollars
and Nebraska Railway Company and OF Issuing 10
said Railway Company In payment therefor M
teen Of the bonds OF said township Of the denonl-
inntinn OF one thousand dollars each, and which
question and proposition had been duly submitted
10 the qualified electnrs OF said township by an
order OF said board dated the 10th day OF March
And said returns being duly opened, examined
and camvnEaed said board Of county commission
ers ind and determine that there were cast ~
said election in said township nfty-slI votes Tor
the subscription OF stock and Issue OF bonds 10
the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Com
pany, and forty votes against the subscription or
stock and issue Of bonds 10 the Chicago, Kansas
and Nebraska Railway company lAAl az said
election in said township majority OF sixteen
votes OF all the votes cast NJ said ElccLl0u We're IA
favor OF and for said proposition and that said
proposition was daily and legally adopted and car
Fied IN said township BY a majority OF sixteen
Of all the votes east at said election
We. the undersigned county commissioners
and board or cauvassers OF Phillips county, State
Of Kansas, do hereby certify that the above alb
stEuct exhibits true statement OF the votes cast
in PrairievieW township in said county ON the Oth
day OF april, 1881, Al the election above named,
and We further certify that said proposition vac
carried and adopted In said township by major
itv Of sixteen votes Of all the votes cast at said
election.
lin testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our
hands and caused this statement and abstract 10
be uttested by the county CLERK u said county
this 22d day Of April A. d. 1887.
Attest. ". I'D. COVEEGpo1i, Chairman.
HEaEV Mcdowell,
JoHS h. EAE.
Members OF said Board.
| s. J. HAEEEAN, County Clerk.
once Of the County Clerk Of the County %
I haInfua EH=fr or
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-30

G. A. SPAULDING Il CO.,
Attorneys at Law.
VIII do a general law and Land business Coilec-
uons made with promptness and dispatch. Once
on the North side Of the Public Square, Phillips
burg Kansas. ri
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-30
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

Il. WALLACE. ND.
Physician and Surgeon.
Special attention given to the diseases oil Wo-
men Once south side public square, Phillips
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WILLIAM BISsELL,

" ILLIAM DIsSLLLl
Real Estate and Loan AGENT
Business before the L. S. Land Office at EirWin,
Kansas, and before the Department at Washing
ton, ID. c., promptly transacted. s-2l
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-30

once Of the County Clerk OF the County of
Phillips, State Of Kansas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-30

a. B. HOUCK, NJ. D.
CiectiC Physician
Office at G. ". Bickforl's Drug Store, North side
Public Square, Phillipsburg, Kansas All calls,
both day and night promptly attended. S-21
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JOIN II. HAE,
Members OF said Board.
s. j. HARTMAN, County Clerk.

ONCE Of the County Clerk OF the county Of
Phillips, state Of Kansas. No.. =, ,es-
The Board OF County Commissioners of PHILIPPE
County. State OF Kansas, met at the Office OF the
county Clerk OF said county In the city OF Fhlis-
burg the county seat OF said county, on the s-Snd
day Of April 1881, at 10 o'clock n. IN. OF said day
for the purpose Of canvasEing the election returns
hereinafter named and pursuant 90 laws
Present. ". ID. Covington, chairman, and Henry
Mcdowell and John II. Ham, members Of said
Board Of County Commissioners and s. j. Hart
man, county clerk OF said county.
And thereupOn the said Board and County CLERK
proceeded 10 open the returns which had been
duly made, returned and filed la said Clerks ONCE
OF the votes east AT special election held IN Ar
cade township In said county, on the SJtn day OF
Question and proposition OF subscribing on behalf
Of said township 70 one hundred and hfty shares
| The Chicago, Kansas 4 Nebraska hallway Com
pany, and OF Issuing 10 said Railway Company in
payment therefor fifteen Of the bonds OF said town
ship Of the denomination OF one thousand dollars
each, and which question and proposition had
been duly submitted 10 the qualified electors OF
said township by an order OF said Board dated the
| 10th day or March A D., 1881.
And said returns being daily opened, examined
| and canyaased said Board OF County Commissions
ers find and determine, that there were cast II
said election in said township sixty nne votes for
I the subscription Of stock and Issue Of bonds 10
/ The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Com
pany and thirty-one votes against the subscription
OF stock and Issue OF bonds 20 The Chicago, Kan
/ sas and Nebraska Railway Company, that at said
election In said township majority OF thirty eight
votes OF an he votes cast II said election were ia
| favor Of and for said proposition and that said
| proposition was duly and legally adopted and
carried in said township by majority OF thirty
eight votes Of all the votes cast ~ said election
| We the undersigned, County Commissioners
and Board Of CanyasserE OF Phillips County, state
| OF Kansas do hereby certify that the above alb
stract exhibits true statement OF the votes cast
in Arcade township In said county on the goth day
OF April 1881. al the election above named, and We
further certify that said proposition was carried
| and adopted in said township by majority OF
thiryeight votes Of all the votes cast at said cleo
! ton.
/ In testimony whereof, We have hereuntO set our
! hands and caused this statement and abstract TO
be attested by the county clerk OF said county this
l 23nd day Of April 4. ID. 1855.
| Attest: W. ID. COvISGrOS, Chairman.
/ HENnT Mcdowell,
Z
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II. D. BROTHERS. NJ D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
ONCE at II. n. HarmOn's Drug Store, east side Of
FuDhc Square. Phillipsburg, Kansas. All calls
both day and night promptly attended to. 1885
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-04
Thawing Out the Frozen

Many persons have the idea that life
is endangered only, if the patient be
brought toosuddenly from the cold into a
warm place. They believe that, if one pro-
coed very carefully and slowly with the
warming, the cold can never produce a
lasting injury 10 the system. There is
certainly no doubt that sudden warming
is very dangerous, and that great deal
depends upon the right treatment of the
frozen limb. Experience shows that,
while some people have frozen joints
treated in such a manner that they are
completely restored, others are less fortu-
nate, and suffer frequently in after-years.
But one must admit that intense cold
alone, without being followed by sudden
warming, which proves so disastrous,
sufiices TO cause severe suffering. In
this respect, a great deal depends on the
nature of the person. If very sudden
transitions from heat to cold and from
cold to heat be avoided, healthy person
can withs and intense cold without
serious consequences, especially if he be
mentally active, energetic, and muscular,
and has a sound heart-that is, if his
puiSc NC AtS uAdI anu slIOuB- u IODusL
person can Withstand the temperature at
which alcohol and mercury freeze.
Members of north pole expeditions
have experienced temperatures of fifty or
more degrees below zero without suffer
ing harm.
However, it happens not unfrequently
that even moderately cold weather, when
the thermometer is but a few degrees be-
low the freezing point, causes serious
ills, and sometimes even fatal results.
This is apt to happen to persons who are
anemic. poorly fed, effeminate or men
tally depressed, Old men, children,
an9mic girls, drunkards and people
with a weak heart, are all liable to be
frost bitten, and easily freeze to death if
they succumb to sleep while exposed to
cold. They fall into kind of stupor,
sit down TO rest, soon fall asleep, and in
most instances never awake. For long
time they remain in condition border
ing on death; they breathe little, and
the heart makes feeble attempts to main
tain the circulation of the blood.-P9pu-
lar Science Monthly.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-04
Life in a Haystaek.

In the last ten miles of my walk, says
a correspondent in letter from Italy, l
had noticed what seemed very ancient
and weatherbeaten haystacks, and OBJ
serving no farms or houses in the neigh
borhood, had wondered how they hap
pened in that uninhabited region. This
question was soon solved. As I FRO
crossed with my shaggy friend, we at
length came in sight of one Of these hay
stacks more dried and ancient looking, il
possible, than any that had vet seen.
And from the top and sides of this hay
stack was ast0nished TO perceive slight
smoke arising. Ny first idea was, of
course, that the hay was on fire, and
during the few moments that were al
lowed me l INDUCED in a wonderful
amount of speculation as to how the rays
of the sun, at a temperature of ninety
degrees, could ignite even so infamable
material as dried hay; all of which
speculation was knocked in the head,
however, by the simple discovery that the
haystack was not a haystack; that, on
the contrary, it was the residence of the
Roman shepherd.
As followed the proprietor through
the small aperture in the side that served
as door could scarcely realize that l
was in Italy When in the Indian
country a year or two ago l saw no
more strange or primeval sight than this.
The fireplace was hole in the ground
IN the middle of the apartment; a straw
bed was on one side, and tine furniture
consisted Of one three-legged stool,
which my host offered me, with what l
thought unusual courtesy.
The shepherds story was short, but l
thought pathetic. He had been brought
from Rome when boy, had first attended
to a small drove of hogs, then was pro-
NOTED TO herd sheep, and when arrived
at mans estate was given this hut to
sleep in and this ranch to protect. His
salary is seven cents day, out Of which
he must clothe and feed himself
Many of the shepherds of the Cam
pagna, he said, get only two cents
day, but then they get their clothes and
food"
"How much does your food cost your
about five cents a day, sometimes
six, but not often. must save at least
two cents day for shoes and hats. On
Sundays always wear shoes and hat. q
Poor chapl That was his little dissi.
pation-his little extravaganza, shoes
and hat on Sunday His supper that
night (and mine, too, consisted of black
bread sopped in oil, and imagine, on
salary of seven cents a day, that this bill
of fare is not often changed. l cues
toned different shepherds at different
points along the road, ten, fifteen, TWEEN
ty miles, one from the other, and their
different stories all agreed.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-04

1t is one of the almost forgotten Gu
riosities OF early Canadian history that
about the year 1868 the Government of
France actually undertook to supply its
discharged soldiers and other citizens
who had settled in Canada with wives to
order, and on a scale befitting its own
magnificence, says the Toronto Globe
Ships were chartered, and consignment
of several hundred of demoiselles was
shipped from the motherland for the
choice and delectatiOn Of the sturdy adj
venturers, who, having conquered a
peace from the fierce Iroquois, were now
in position to cultivate their own as
signed acres and sit down by their own
peaceful firesides.
The arrival scene must certainly have
been a memorable one to those who wit
messed it. The collection, We are told
by the old chronicler, consisted of tall,
short, fair, brown, fat and lean" Each
of these has had no doubt their own pc
culir trials, disappointmentsa and sorrows,
for it is hardly conceivable that Jolly
young damsels with high expectations
and abundance of eligible offers in their
own land would have volunteered to take
the chances of such foreign adventure,
even under the auspices of the French
Government or its royal head. Even so
conjecture tries in vain to conceive of the
arguments and influences the agents of
the Government must have brought
to bear in order to induce these
young women to the number of several
hundreds to bid farewell forever to
the land of their birth and all old friends
and associations, and 60 forth and take
the dark chances of happiness as wives of
unknown men, and disbanded soldiers at
that Be that as it may, there they were.
The matches were all arranged within the
short space of less than fifteen days from
the publication of the advertisements.
The marriage ceremony was in each case
duly performed, and then the wedding
gifts were in order. The GOvernor-Gen-
eral himself undertook the benefcent
task. in the absence of a number of per
sonal friends and acquaintance TO be put
under contribution. His gifts were ad-
mirably practical and useful. They con-
sisted of token, cows, hogs, fowls, salted
beef and some money" With these
goodly stores the welded couples set out
on their hOmeward journey, and though
regard for historical truth, or at least
verisimilitude, forbids us to declare of
them by wholesale that they were all
happy ever After" we may reasonably
hope that a goodly proportion of them at
least were reasonably so, especially since
we must believe that the personal and
social virtues of many an honest habitant
of the present day have come down in di-
rect line of heredity from pair of ances-
tors thus strangely brought together and
eummariiv yedded
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-04

The Chinese giant, Chang, is eight
feet three inches.
Garpolus tells of young giantess who
was ten feet high.
A giant eight feet high was exhibited
sNR5Gen in 1855.
Lecat speaks of Scotch giant eleven
feet six inches in height.
The Grecian giant Amanab, now eight
cen years old, is seven feet eight inches
tall
The giant Gille de Trent, in the Tyrol,
and one of the guards of the Duke of
Brunswick, was more .han eight feet four
inches in height.
The Austrian giant Winckelmeier, who
was recently exhibited in Paris, measur-
ing eight and half feet, may be re-
garded as a specimen of the highest
stature attained by the human species.
A Swedish peasant, cited by Button,
was eight feet and eight lines in height,
and the stature OF the Finnish giant Gu
janus was the same, while Frederick
William, King of Prussia, had a guard
Of nearly equal stature.
At the opposite extremes may be found
numerous dwarfs not more than twenty
inches, and some even as little as sixteen
and even twelve inches in height; but
such dwarfs are only monsters with afro
phied limbs or twisted backbones. or
stunted infants whose age is usually ex-
aggerated by their Barnums. Mail and
Express.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-04
Fashion Notes.

Black pearls are at present al English
fashion.
Colored pearls are much esteemed for
elegant jewels.
Shepherds checks form the uppers of
the fashionable walking boots.
Large buttons enter into the trimming
OF many fall costumes, and are of very
beautiful workmanship.
The soft warm knitted silk underwear
promises to take the place of the Jersey
weaves, as it is healthful
A wide band of velvet at the foot of
the dress is one of the most attractive
modes of trimming for fall.
Bengaline is yet favorite and win
continue to be for fall costumes OF
heavier cashmere and cheviots.
Low cut shoes have an embroidery OF
cut jet beads and the more elaborate ones
cost from eight to ten dollars per pair.
The plain skirt has come to stay with
out doubt and is therefore carefully fin
ished and generally lined throughout
The morning costume to be stylish is
IN white chuddar cloth trimed with
bright colored velvet Yellow is stylish-
Yokes laid in fine tucks to match the
upper part of the hem-t tucked sleeves are
worn for the recent style in making
young girls waists for either wooden OF
cotton fabrics.
Pin dotted linens are used for gimpure
waists worn by young ladies with thin
skirts of flannel or serge. The collar
and cuffs are generous and wide, and are
stifly starched
Full skirts are worn by young girls,
and any drapery except sash IS rarely
seen. This may be full and wide and tie
in double bow in the back 1t is OF
the dress fabric
Gold braid trims white costumes more
or less attractivsly as it is used with judg
ment. Too much gilt braid is vulgar
always, while little disposed carefully
i-slss an ,iegant finish
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-04

Not many years ago a foreign repre-
sentative in this country spent, with his
wife, some time in a large and fashion
able hotel in one of our cities. This
foreign officials wife, a stout lady who
was unable to speak word of English,
was extremely fond of her national dish,
a sort of pie made largely of giblets
The lady had great difficulty in get
ting this dish make to her liking, and
frequently spent much time and earnest
endeavor in the kitchen instructing the
cook, with queer culinary pantomime,
what ingredients to put into it.
One day madame had succeeded in
producing a pie exactly 10 her liking,
and had eaten of it at dinner with great
enthusiasm But after time gentle
man noticed that she was weeping silent
" as she sat at the table, while her hands
lay idle in her lap.
This gentleman, who was man OF
keen sympathies, was deeply touched,
and presently, when the lady's weeping
had turned into pitiful sobbing, he could
not refrain from saying to her husband
Pardon me, sir, butts madame ILL.,
Is she in painfr
at is nothing will pass" said the
official.
But the trouble did not seem to pass,
and the lady continued to shed tears,
and sob historically.
The sympathetic gentleman was still
unable to restrain himself.
Pardon me once more" he said,
''but madame seems to be in great dis
tress or grief. Is there anything can
dol Pray command me!'
''Ahl Do not trouble, sir" said the
foreigner; sit is zis only Eat is re matter:
madame have eaten her pie until she can
eat no more, and she veeps viz grief zat
she may not continuel"-Yo Youths Con-
paHi0H.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-04
Saved by a Snake.

An old colored man Of this city breaks
the record in the way of local snake
stories, says the Springfield Ohio CORE
spondent of the Pittsburg Dispatch. His
story is as follows ''My little son had
been begging all summer to take swim
in Mad River, but we have been afraid
that if we let him go he would get into
deep water and get drowned. Wethere-
fore refused to let him 90 in every case
Ono day l went down town TO get q
watermelon and let George stay at home.
had hardly got out of the house when
he concluded to take French leave and
go to the river lie went to the bank
and in a shoIt time had undressed and
waded into the water. He enjoyed him
self wading around in shallow water for
a while, but before long he became ven
turesome and waded out towards the mid
die of the river. Suddenly he reached a
jumping off place in the bottom of the
river, and in a minute more was battling
with a strong current in water fifteen feet
deep. He yelled with all his might, but
no one heard him or came to his assist
anee. lie sank twice and when he came
up the second time he gave one despair
ing scream, aud looked around for some
thing floating on the surface of the water
oy which he could save himself.
"Just as he was going down for the
third time he looked up and saw long
black branch swaying down over the
water. Just as the current swept him
under the branch he reached up with
n final effort and clutched it. What was
his horror TO feel the cold and Shiny tail
of snake in his hand Desperation
made him hold on, however, and he was
saved for the time being. 1t was hugel
black snake which had been grabbed
hold of, and which had its body wrapped
fast around the limb of a tree, which
bent low over the water in a spot where
the river bank is lined with weepingl
willows. The boy kept fast hold Of the
snake In a minute or two the reptilel
thrust his head into the boys face and
Kissed at him in a way that made HIM
shudder, but not let 90. He yelled with
all his might, and party of ishermenl
hearing him came TO his assistance and
extended a fishing pole to him. HID
caught hold of it, and in n minute on
two was safe on dry land, thankful and
badly scared boy. The fishermen wanted
to kill the snake, but the boy begged sd
hard for the life Of the creature which,
had saved his life that they desisted."
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-11-04
PlTH AND POINT.

Jurymen, of necessity, often get in =
trying situation
A man who does business on a large
scaie-A coal dealer.
Librarian recording the condition of
a book: page AZ a hole turns the
leaf, page As another hole. "-Fliegenae
Bidetter.
Paper bottles have just been intro
duced That will never do. What Will
we have to throw at the midnight catl-
Boston Post.
An experienced boy says he regards
hunger and the schoolmaster's rattan as
about the same thing, as they both make
him boiler
When the poet said the wind was blow
ing free he probably referred TO what IN
nautical parlance Is known as "a dead
head wind. Life
Old Gentleman My what a nice lit
tie boy you are, aren't you y Small
Boy" No, I amt no nice little
boy, neither I'm Dutch Sickles, der
terror, and can lick anybody my size
around here. Life.
IL IS singular phase OF human natuO
that when man gives his wife a dime
to buy box of hairpins or gum ring
for the baby it looks about seven times as
big as when he planks it down for bit
rs.-Sboe and Leather Reporter.
AN OLD TRUTH UPSET.
A splendid lieutenant from Skye,
Was as thin as the capital
He said It's too bad,
But then can pad,
Which shows that figures do lie.
Life.
A Cincinnati pastor, in announcing to
his congregation that he was about to
leave for his vacation, added: During
my absence my brother will occupy the
pulpit and will take great pleasure in
responding to calls, especially funeral
calls, from the members Of this church
while I'm away. "-Troy Times.
1t is said that nature shudders
When a woman throws a stone,
And that when she sharpens pencils
Then all nature gives groan-
But there's nothing that gives nature
More keen anguish and distress
Than to see a struggling father
With babe he tries to dress
Judge.